As part of renewed efforts to reposition the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Senate
President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has been appointed to lead the party’s
high-level Reconciliation and Strategy Committee.
The committee is tasked with healing internal rifts,
restoring party unity, and crafting a forward-looking agenda for Nigeria’s main
opposition party.
In a tweet posted via his verified X account (@bukolasaraki)
on Friday, Saraki disclosed that he had concluded a strategic meeting in Enugu
with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, alongside committee members, Senators
Seriake Dickson and Ibrahim Dankwambo. The session is one of several nationwide
consultations being carried out under the committee’s mandate.
“We didn’t sidestep the issues. We confronted the fractures
in our foundation, asked the hard questions, and began shaping a real, workable
plan to move our party forward,” Saraki wrote, signaling a shift from rhetoric
to action within the PDP’s top ranks.
The Reconciliation and Strategy Committee, inaugurated by
the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), was created to address persistent
party divisions that have weakened its cohesion since the 2023 general
elections. Saraki’s selection to chair the committee underscores his reputation
as a bridge-builder and experienced party leader with strong relationships
across Nigeria’s political spectrum.
Party insiders say the committee is prioritizing dialogues
with aggrieved stakeholders, state governors, former aspirants, and members at
the grassroots, while also developing a blueprint to reposition the PDP
ideologically and strategically.
Saraki emphasized his personal belief in the PDP’s founding
principles and the need for introspection. “I believe in what the PDP has stood
for—and what it can still become, if we’re willing to do the hard, unglamorous
work of rebuilding from the inside out.”
He added that although the task ahead would not be easy, the
party has the people, the clarity, and the commitment needed to reemerge as a
credible political force.
The Enugu meeting marks one of the committee’s first major
engagements, with more regional consultations expected in the coming weeks as
the PDP intensifies efforts to reunite its ranks and reassert itself as a
viable alternative in Nigeria’s evolving political terrain.
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